Coal Creek is a small recreated town in the
South Gippsland
South Gippsland, a region of Gippsland in Victoria, Australia, is a well-watered region consisting of low, rolling hills descending to the coast in the south and the Latrobe Valley in the north. It is part of the larger Gippsland Basin bioreg ...
area of
Victoria
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,
Australia
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, now essentially a suburb of
Korumburra
Korumburra is a town in the Australian States and territories of Australia, state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is located on the South Gippsland Highway, south-east of Melbourne, in the South Gippsland Shire local government area. At ...
.
Black coal was discovered in the area in 1872, and the region subsequently developed an important
coal mining
Coal mining is the process of resource extraction, extracting coal from the ground or from a mine. Coal is valued for its Energy value of coal, energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to Electricity generation, generate electr ...
industry. The mine at Coal Creek operated from the 1880s to the 1958, when operations ceased. A Post Office was open from 1894 to 1897.
Coal Creek Heritage Village, a 15-hectare
open-air museum
An open-air museum is a museum that exhibits collections of buildings and artifacts outdoors. It is also frequently known as a museum of buildings or a folk museum.
Definition
Open air is "the unconfined atmosphere ... outside buildings" ...
, was established at the site in 1974. Now called Coal Creek Community Park and Museum, the park became an accredited museum in 2014. It is home to many local groups and organisations and has a large education program. Several events are held during the year which have proved extremely popular with local people and the surrounding communities.
[ Coal Creek Museum https://coalcreekcommunityparkandmuseum.com/ Interactive website ]
See also
*
Korumburra
Korumburra is a town in the Australian States and territories of Australia, state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is located on the South Gippsland Highway, south-east of Melbourne, in the South Gippsland Shire local government area. At ...
*
Nyora
References
External links
Coal Creek Heritage Village homepage
Towns in Victoria (state)
Mining towns in Victoria (state)
Coal mines in Victoria (state)
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